We compared Cohesity DataProtect and Veeam Backup for Office 365 across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Cohesity DataProtect is highly regarded for its simple installation process, extensive capabilities, and user-friendly interface. It offers immediate recovery, a live VM environment, and effortless setup of SMB shares. However, it may have limitations when it comes to older platforms, and its pricing is considered to be on the higher side. Veeam Backup for Office 365 is praised for its uncomplicated setup, reliability, and user-friendliness. It provides reliable backup services for Microsoft 365 and offers scalability and affordability. Nevertheless, it lacks integration with solutions such as SharePoint and exhibits inconsistent performance.
"The customer service and support are fast and professional."
"We like that we can use production data to run intensive reports that would otherwise bog down the production server."
"By using their Helios Cloud service, you have all your clusters, no matter where they are located, in one web portal."
"Setup was extremely easy from racking to backing up was about one hour."
"The SQL Backup and Restore is very easy."
"The ability to essentially instantly recover a VM and have it run on the Cohesity Platform while all those bits are technically being recovered in the background is useful to us."
"We are happy with the support provided by Cohesity for the issues we've come across."
"We can run test scripts on production data."
"It’s amazing how the solution helps restore old data."
"The scalability is good."
"It is very easy to integrate. You can do it very fast."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"I have used the technical support a few times and they've been reasonably helpful."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is the ease of use. You only need to create a folder in your drive and it's as simple as dragging and dropping files to store them."
"It was easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is the built-in integration with Office 365, which helps us protect email accounts and servers. We use it on virtual servers on the cloud with Azure, or we can use an agent on physical servers."
"The solution's dashboard or UI can be enhanced and made more user-friendly than its competitors."
"In terms of what could be improved, it just needs some maturity."
"The support is pretty bad."
"Quality testing of upgrades should be somewhat improved."
"I think Cohesity could add more platform support. For example, they could improve integration with DB2 or make the integration S3 object storage a little tighter. Some of that stuff could use some work, but overall, it's a relatively comprehensive platform."
"We have had our share of minor bugs over the past two years and a few bigger ones."
"Many of the reports are basic, at most, and at times we had to open a support ticket to help find or develop a report for our needs."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"This solution does provide the option to choose a different target of storage."
"They should improve the backup and restoration time."
"It would be beneficial to implement a mechanism that allows for more efficient input processing, such as recognizing the first capital letter of an email account."
"The installation could always be a little bit easier. You do need to be a bit technical."
"The solution could improve by having the ability to back up without an agent installed on the system."
"They should include some more options to send alerts in existing monitoring software."
"The solution could offer better reporting."
"The solution could improve scalability, both in terms of more storage and users. These two attributes are quite important when you talk about good scalability."
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Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 7th in Cloud Backup with 67 reviews while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is ranked 6th in Cloud Backup with 57 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 writes "Safe storage, reliable, and easy to use". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Azure Backup, whereas Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is most compared with AvePoint Cloud Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Cirrus Backup, Commvault Cloud and Rubrik. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 report.
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